Baker Publishing Group has appointed Kim Bangs as senior acquisitions editor for the Bethany House and Chosen divisions. Bangs most recently served as the publishing director at Gospel Light in the Regal Books division.

Maria B. Campbell Associates Inc. has been appointed U.S. literary scout for Editions Fayard, Livre de Poche and Hachette Jeunesse, divisions of the Hachette Group, as of July 1. Maria B. Campbell Associates U.K. Ltd has been simultaneously appointed U.K. literary scout for Editions Fayard and Livre de Poche, as of July 1.

Jenny Lyons will join The Vermont Book Shop as the sales and marketing manager on July 1. She is the former marketing manager at The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, Utah.